Family and Governance
Family Governance: Preserving and Transmitting Family Wealth
Family governance is essential for ensuring the longevity of family wealth while preserving harmony and values within the family. It aims to unite its members around shared values, collective or individual projects, and long-term strategies.
Generally involving a selected expert, our approach respects individualities while seeking to strengthen family bonds. We also work on preparing the younger generations so that they, in turn, become guarantors of the family wealth.
Structuring Family Governance with a Suitable Mapping
Mapping allows for clearly structuring and visualizing roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes within the family.
We assist you in setting up personalized arrangements:
- education and training of younger generations,
- family seminars to foster cohesion,
- implementation of family governance structures and drafting of charters,
- mediation to anticipate and resolve disputes,
- development of philanthropic and sponsorship projects to transmit strong values.
Encouraging the Transmission of Family Wealth or Business
Transmission is not only about material assets; it also includes values, history, culture, and entrepreneurial spirit. To facilitate peaceful transmissions, it is indispensable to maintain intergenerational communication.
Shareholding, management, administration, business management, family and business culture… we strive to prepare younger generations for their future responsibilities by involving them and helping them grow in skills. This is a guarantee of sustainability and development for family businesses and wealth.
Our key actions are:
- Awareness on the issues of family wealth and/or business,
- participation in tailored training programs,
- Integration into family governance bodies,
- contribution to meaningful non-profit projects,
- guidance in personal professional projects.
Frequently Asked Questions
A family office is an independent structure that supports wealthy families in the comprehensive management of their wealth. A true long-term strategic partner, it acts as a coordinator, ongoing auditor, and guardian of overall asset coherence — going beyond purely financial aspects.
Its areas of expertise include:
- financial management,
- legal and tax structuring,
- family governance,
- wealth transmission,
- and philanthropic projects.
There are two main types:
- the single-family office, dedicated to a single family,
- the multi-family office, which pools resources to support several families.
MJ&Cie, the first independent multi-family office founded in France in 2001, supports a deliberately limited number of families with a selective, tailor-made, and human approach.
Choosing MJ&Cie means choosing:
- a trusted, independent partner,
- a 360° vision — human and wealth-oriented,
- sustainable optimization that generates savings,
- better risk management,
- and more time and peace of mind to focus on what truly matters to you.
Our contracts are open-ended, with a three-month notice period. The relationship is designed to last, yet remains free and flexible.